MGT504 Organization Theory & Design Assignment No. 01 December 2014

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MGT504 Organization Theory & Design Assignment No. 01 Solution and Discussion Fall 2014 Close Date Dec 04, 2014



Assignment # 1
You are required to visit a nearby organization. If at least 20 employees are working there, then it
will be considered as an organization for this project. Contact any person at managerial level of that
organization; and get information about organization’s design in detail. Based on the collected
information, fill in the following Performa.
Question 1: (3 marks)
You are required to provide the following information regarding your visited organization.
i. Name and Address of the Organization:
ii. Name and Designation of the Contacted Person:
iii. Contact number & Email Address of the Contacted Person:
Question 2: (1 mark)
Which type of organizational design this organization is following? (Choose one)
o Mechanistic
o Organic
Question 3: (2 marks)
Briefly explain the information linkages being practiced by the visited organization.

Question 4: (2 marks)What kind of external environment does the visited organization face?

Question 5 (2 marks)
What discrepancies do you find in the ideal implementation of organizational structure in visited
organization?
Note:
 This is a practi

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What discrepancies do you find in the ideal implementation of organizational structure in visited organization?



It has a vertical structural organization usually with a CEO at the top making decisions but if they made any wrong decision then each successive hierarchical structure will get frustrated by poor decision making.
They are better at designating tasks to employees or departments within the company, have well-defined responsibilities for employees, and are generally easier to manage, according to Practical Management.
There is lack of transparency as in horizontal company because each layer muddles information more and more.
Hierarchy of Osmani & Co. repudiates etiquettes or decorum of their team managers.
There are communication system starts from top to bottom and weak system of bottom to top communication process. In this way, employees or other staff of organization is unable to deliver their demands, requirements and opinions to top management.

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1. Question:

i. Name and Address of the Organization:

Name = Osmani & CO.

Address = 1st floor, IEP building Gulberg III, Lahore

ii. Name and Designation of the Contacted Person:

Name = Khan

Designation = Senior Manager (Admin/BD)

iii. Contact number & Email Address of the Contacted Person:

Contact #

Email =